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Ft. Leonard Wood Army Sergeant Indicted for Child Sexual Exploitation and Receiving Child Pornography

A U.S. Army Sergeant at Ft. Leonard Wood has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of sexual exploitation of 2 minors, and receiving child pornography.

Robert Chad Walkup, 38, of Saint Robert, Mo., was charged in a three-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Springfield on Tuesday, July 12.

According to a release from the Department of Justice, The indictment also charges Walkup with one count of receiving child pornography from May 23, 2020, to May 23, 2021.

The release tells us that the case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephanie L. Wan. It was investigated by the Pulaski County, Mo., Sheriff’s Department and the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division, Fort Leonard Wood Office.